As I’m wrapping up my second Bible study on my book, Being Transparent: With Yourself, God, and Others, I was thinking of how to get some transparency talk going on my blog. I was looking through some old documents, found my journal from 2010, and decided to take a read….
Expectations
The building is not what it used to be. It’s time for some renovation. The wall needs to be built, the ceiling needs repaired, the floors must be cleaned. You make plans to start the renovation, you buy supplies, and you move things around so the repairs can begin. Do…
I had an interesting question posed to me to the other day. “Ms. Susan, is it possible to be “in love” with God? Shouldn’t you just say you love God? I mean, isn’t being “in love” with someone reserved for your spouse?” I’ve never thought about this question quite like…
Watching the Olympics has been interesting to say the least. Each competitor expects to do what they do best. Most of them expect to win a medal. This week, though, I have seen ice skaters fall during their programs and I’ve seen others hit every jump and trick. There were…
Today is my ninth anniversary of being on insulin. I was fine one day and the next I was told my body no longer made insulin on its own and I would forever need insulin just to live. It has truly been a love/hate relationship. I hate that I have…
My girls have a teen activity tonight at church and I’m using this time to write instead of messing with traffic. The teens started in the gym playing games, the music was loud, and I administered first aid by the giving of a band-aid. Then, they all moved downstairs for…
For the past two weeks a large group of people have been praying for Kristina Adkins and her family. Kristina went in to deliver their fifth girl early last week, complications ensued, and she went to be with the Lord late Thursday evening. In the meantime, though, her husband Jeremy…
I was reading Psalm 136 recently. I noticed that each verse had two lines. The first line changed each time, but the second line was always the same, “for His lovingkindness is everlasting”. Do you know what happened to me? I started getting so distracted by the anticipation of the…
For my memory verse for the first part of February, I have chosen Psalm 63:1 (NASB): “O God, You are my God. I shall seek You earnestly. My soul thirsts for You; my flesh yearns for you. In a dry and weary land where there is no water.” This verse…
A few weeks ago I heard some really disturbing news about a friend of mine and a bad choice that was made. This choice not only ended a career, but it was far-reaching to hundreds. I was crushed. I really knew this person and I didn’t know how something like…